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CAIRO , Egypt — As much as 35 Egyptian police officers were killed , in gun battle with Hasm militants group , police and medial sources told the media on Friday . Incident took place when Egyptian police launched intelligence based raids on militants residential areas in El-Wahat el-Bahariya a district in the Giza province , about 135km from Cairo , where 8 members of Hasm militants group were present , in jehadist fleeing efforts brief gun battle erupted , which left 35 police officers dead and 32 injured . An interior ministry statement acknowledged the incident and said some of the terrorists were also killed . Hasm Islamist militant group has been active in Egypt since 2106 , and it has claimed responsibility for several deadly attacks on police , military and prominent judges .
Source : Press TV
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